Islamabad: Meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Federal Education and Professional Training was held here at Parliament House on Tuesday with Senator IrfanSiddiqui in Chair. The senate body unanimously passed the Bill titled “The Federal University (Amendment) Bill, 2022”. Senator SeemeeEzdi, mover of the bill, apprised the committee that the primary aim is to make internship mandatory part of curriculum for all Public and Private Universities located in Federal territory. Furthermore, the committee deliberated on the matter raised by Senator Bahramand Khan Tangi regarding issue of examination faced by students of Law in BahauddinZakariya University. Mansoor Akbar Kundi, VC of BZU, apprised the committee that matter is subjudice and university is unable to provide any date until matter is adjudicated.
Officials of Law ministry told that there is no such bar as to examinations of students of 2nd and 3rd year and bar is only limited to 1st year supplementary students. Senator IrfanSiddiqui with the consent of all members gave ruling to conduct examination of Law students, which is not restricted by Supreme Court,by the 15th December of 2022.
